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The three of them are standing in a room with at least double-height ceilings. Behind them, the wall is covered in an artwork consisting of intertwined vines with flowers and leaves.

How Canada can put Carney’s Davos speech into action

The Prime Minister of Canada stands inside an auto parts factory, surrounded by industry representatives, workers, and journalists, in front of a vehicle.

Chinese EVs : the wrong security debate

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What Ottawa can do to protect Canadians from cybercrime

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Repeal the Online News Act to better inform Canadians

A man on an e-bike crosses an intersection with a boxy insulated food bag strapped to his back. He’s wearing bulky mitts, snow pants, and a cover for his nose and mouth under a ball cap and hoodie with a puffer jacket.

Gig-work delivery jobs are getting more dangerous

A dozen pixelated faces are set against a swirl of colours and curving lines.

Métis Nation must be partners in developing artificial intelligence

Farmer monitoring an automated rotary milking system in a dairy barn.

Canada’s AI strategy stops at city limits

Canada can lead the world in sovereign, sustainable, responsible AI

Hansen stands in front of a large screen split into six images depicting some of the people in the company. One person looks into a microscope. Two others sit in front of a laptop. A third walks down a hallway, clipboard in hand.

Canada’s pandemic preparedness investments still make equity an afterthought

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When Canadian regulations favour corporate concentration

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A safer online experience doesn’t require sacrificing privacy

Three lightbulbs hang from drawn black lines. The first line is tangled up hopelessly. The second one is minimally tangled. The third is untangled.

Can angst about productivity lead to serious public-service reforms?

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Canada needs ethical data governance in agriculture

A child concentrating intently on a laptop screen.

Federal legislation needs further amendments to protect children’s privacy

Hogan is seated at a long wood table with a paper nameplate and a slender silver microphone in front of her. She is looking at papers, and is holding on to two single sheets as she looks at the pile.

Do away with the maze of government procurement

Online harms need a gender-based analysis

Online harms need a gender-based analysis

Canada needs to start seeing Africa as a collaborator

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Canada must end financial discrimination against sex workers

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The Online Harms Act should target social media’s greatest harm

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Universities must move past research and teaching, and do more to help society

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Canada must be more audacious with efforts to attract global talent

Social media researchers are under attack. The online harms bill can help them fight back

Budget needs to set an accelerated course for a low-carbon future

The people stand loosely in rows. They’re in winder coats and boots. Some hold signs saying “We belong here. Stop Asian Hate.” “We are all one.” “United against discrimination.” Everyone is wearing covid-masks.

The paradox of immigration policy will require a new model

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